Recollection from last night (13.12.2005), when Eda called and confirmed her visit to Sitiawan (her future sister-in-law's in Felcra Jerih) with Bihah - expected to arrive at Medan Gopeng via bus at 1.30pm today.
10.04am Woke up from a late night, saw Chronicles of Narnia at midnight.
01.10pm Got in my car and headed towards Medan Gopeng via Kinta city.
01.41pm Eda called, announcing her arrival while I were still steering pass Hospital Pantai.
01.54pm Picked up Eda and Bihah and proceeded towards Sitiawan via Batu Gajah and had a quick stop for lunch at KFC Batu Gajah.
03.09pm Continued our journey, entering Ipoh-Lumut highway and made a turn at Sitiawan/Lumut junction after about half-hour drive from Batu Gajah.
05.00pm Estimated time of arrival at Felcra Jerih, Sitiawan and at Kak Ogy's. We had some not so tea time with Nescafe and some afternoon delicacies.
06.08pm Left Kak Ogy's and headed back towards Ipoh since Eda and Bihah had another bus trip to Kota Bharu to catch.
06.41pm Stopped by UTP for Asar prayer, and consequently Maghrib. A light conversation were engaged between Rinaldi and Eda over their highschool stories.
07.56pm Continued our journey towards Medan Gopeng, but not before having some roundtrip around UTP compound.
08.44pm Passed through Ipoh and had our dinner before going straight to Medan Gopeng. Eda had Nasi Goreng Kampung, Bihah had Nasi Goreng Daging Merah and I had Nasi Goreng Paprik. The treat was on Bihah.
09.42pm Arrived at Medan Gopeng.
09.58pm Eda and Bihah hopped onto Transnasional heading towards Kota Bharu, and farewells were exchanged among us.
10.00pm Left Medan Gopeng and headed towards UTP via Batu Gajah. Trip milestone were recorded along the journey.
10.42pm Arrived at UTP and in my room.
Medan Gopeng - Junction to Batu Gajah (10 km), Junction to Batu Gajah - Junction to UTP/Ipoh (18 km), and Junction to UTP/Ipoh - UTP (12 km). Total trip from Medan Gopeng to UTP via Batu Gajah is exactly 40 km.